The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-08-11
TOWN AND COUNTRY
LOCAL LACONICS PICKED UP HERE AND
THERE BY OUR EAGLE-EYED
REPORTERS.
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Tuesday felt real fall-like-a cOnsidera-
BILE change in the atmosphere.
OF course everybody is in favor of the
Durham railroad by large majority.
Peaches will be luxury this season.
The fruit was all killed in this section.
The rainfall last week was excessive and
the ground has been quite juicy in conse-
quence.
Farmers will now soon be busy curing
tobacco. We hear of some who are
already at it.
We have strong hopes Of the future OF
the country. Twenty editors will figure i'll
the next Congress.
And now Greensboro wants street cars
next The City of Flowers" is nothing
if not progressive.
Mr. MissiIlier has beer selling large
quantities of tobacco flues lately. All
orders promptly filled.
The demand for the GOLD LEAF grows.
Several new names have been added to
our subscription list lately.
If some people told the truth as hucntly
as they lie, there would be a smaller field
for missionaries to operate in.
Our merchants arc expecting a big fall
trade and the indications are that they
will not DC disappointed
Don't fret over what you cannot help.
Better take things easy. Life is short at
best and let us make the most Of it.
Observe the advc rtising columns OF the
COLD LEAF. Shrewd business men always
advertise in the paper with the largest cir
cuIatiOn.
John Gibson has moved his saloon from
the basement in the Chcatham building to
the room i'll the Cooper building next to the
pootoffce.
Those who cannot afford to 90 to the
mountains or the sea-shore, will find great
comfort in the reflection that there is 10
place like home.
An exchange says the girl with just
enough frecklcs to give character to her
face is placed upon earth to keep alive the
principle of beauty in the heart of man.
The wise business man plans his adver-
Using schemes during the dull season, and
thus makes preparations for the rush OF
business that he is sure to have little
later.
A total eclipse Of the sun will occur on
the 18th All that Will be necessary to see
it is piece of smoked glass and ticket
t. Japan. 1t will not be visible in these
pats.
Young man, beup and doing. Why stand
YOU idling all the day? Remember the
man WHO commences work to-day accom-
ulishes more than the fellow who wait.
until tomorrow.
The next session of the Henderson Fee
male College promises to be very largely
attended. 1t is certain there will be very
many more pupils from distance than
during last session.
It is said that grapes may be kept from
rotting 10y applying to the roots OF eacf
vine a few handfuls of a mixture of ono
part coppcras, one of sulphur and two OF
lime. This is valuable if true.
Saturday was an unusually lively day il
town, but of a nature not very credltaOlt
to any place or people. 1t was OF thai
class that furnished too much business
for the police and Mayors court.
For the week ending on the 9th inst, tho
thermometer ranged from 60 to SO, and the
rainfall (for three of these days. was LII
This is reported by j. l.. Currin, Signal
Service Observer FOR this station.
The popularity Of the GOLD LEAF boil
nj III oft ODD
rapidity with which our advertising pat
ronagc is increasing. Its value as an ad
vertisimg medium is being appreciated.
1t is reported in fashionable circles tina
diamonds are not being worn this year b.
the real tip-topperS. This idea probabl!
got out from the fact that we have laid on
diamonds aside until fruit season is over
Dave Whichard of the Greenville Refec
tor, makes pleasant reference to his Stol
here few weeks ago, but it is of most to'
personal a nature for our we'll known mod
esty to permit of its reproduction in on
columns.
Watermclons are abundantly plentiful
Most of those now offered for sale ar
grown in the immediate vicinity Of town
Some of them are of fine size and cXcellen
quality, while many inferior ones overstOcl
the market.
The excessive rains of the past two week
have done serious damage to crops through
out this section. Tobacco in some place
has taken the second growth, and farmer
know what this means when it comes t
curing the weed.
The GOLD LEAF tenders thanks to man.
kind friends and admirers for remem
branceS in the way of fruits and vegetable
lately Such kindness is duly apprecia
ted high above the intrinsic value of tn
aticlcS i'll question.
Henderson is now looking her best, an,
from business point of view is doing a
we'll as at any time in her history. AID
vancement is the order of the day, bushes
is OH the improve, and the tendency
onward and upward.
Here is an item for house keepers:
few drops Of turpentine sprinkled wher
cockroaches cOngregate Will eXterminat
them ut once. Moths. ants and other in
sects will flee from the odOr of it like rat
from burning building.
Messrs. Watkins. Prince and others ar
shipping grapes of fine quality now. Tn
crop this year is very good one, the vine
full ana the fruit luscious. Shipments from
kldgeway are quite heavy, ranging as higl